Daily Republican., 1887-03-25
THE GRIM Il OF FIENDs.
Tive houghs Assault a Uhild, Who DIE,
From Her Ipjuries

New YORK, March.4 A dastaydI,
and oowardly outrage was Commits,
Tuesday night by Eve rcuahs in II,
outskirts Of Granton, q smali village n,
the Northern Railroad OF New .Terssv
on North Bergen Township. a short dis
tance north Of Jersey City. The victin
was Louisa Winkle, tho yenr-oif
daughter of Philip Wipkle. an indns
trious machinist en- ployed in the rail
road shops ct New Durham. The win
kle family live in q neat cottage ON ,
side street off the main road. which
runs due north and south. Ahont !
year ago Mrs. Van WinkIs died. leav
ing two daugh tere, Emma. aged ~
and Louisa, aged IL years. Since tn,
mothers death the elder of the oirj,
has had entire charge Of the household
even TO the education Of her yonnpe,
sister. Louisa 10 q pretty, frail child
but obedient and studious. On Tues
day evening about dusk her elder al ste,
sent her on An errand to 4 neiehbor's
house close by.
Her most direct route was by a natl
In the rear OF the house leading mn !
stony hill through dense crop of mn
dergrowth In the direction of Gutten
berg. This path she naturally took and
bau scarcely got out OF range OF the
back window In the little cottage when
i've roughs confronted her. She wa,
knocked down, gagged and dragged intr
a small cedar grove, which is i'm med /.
ately in the rear of Stei n bre uner's Park.
Ihere she was outrsgeously treated by
the Villains. How the rougbs would
have disposed Of their victin after ac-
complishing their purpose is not exact.
ly known, for they were sudden snr.
ITised by new conner.
A young lady named Chasner, a
niece of Constable Chasmer. who IA en-
ployed as telegraph operator in the sta.
ton, chanced that way. She Was re.
turning from Gutenberg, where she
had been visiting friends, and she took
the shortest road home, which Law in
the path of the Winkle cottage, Az
che approached the grove of woods abe
was startled by the sound Of unusual
noises. She stopped and listened q
moment, but ali she could hear was tbs
sound OF subdued voices. Pushing
aside the bushes che beheld them, Seiz.
ing large club that lay upon the
ground she advanced boldly upon the
desper ldoes, who fed. Before thew
Va hOh PfSAouS6s however.
Miss Chssmer was sufficient tly near to
recoa aniz. four of the men, WHO she
saya, are James McCrogan, Albert
Smith, Robert Montgomery of West
New York and Andrew Hohner of
Granton.
The unfortunate eirl Louisa she found
With difficulty Miss Chss
rner raised the delicate form In her
arms ard carried 1t to the Wink home,
where she related the horrible story. A
PIN stoisn was summoned and every
effort WAS made TO restore Louisa to
consciousness Not till noon to day did
rhe show any signs of life, when abe
feebly opened her ey es and made signs
of recognition. But this was all. In a
short time she was dead.
AS sooH rs Mr.. Wrinkle heard the
story be aroused the neighbors and
spread the report, which he W from door
to door like wildfire Searching parties
were Immediately organized, and armed
with bludgeons thsy secured the mea.
dows and woods all night, but With 70
sucees0, It is believed thai the rouRh hs
boarded the first freight train passing q
and disappeared for parts unknown.
Loud threats were made by the citizens
OF lynching the scGundrels, and If they
are discovered 1t will go hard with
them. Tho greatest indignation pre-
vails in the community. Justice Van
Geider has issued warrants for the
arrest of the man